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From the article: Every Mormon I know has been watching Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign with close interest because of the kinship we feel with him. And, for his part, Romney has used Mormon social and business networks to enlist bundlers, donors, and volunteers. Those networks may play a role in key campaign states like Nevada. But it would be a mistake to believe that all Mormons plan to vote for Romney this fall.

Is Joanna Brooks naive or what?

I mean what? Just because "only" 94% of Mormons (vs. 100% of Mormons) will vote for Mitt, that she's technically "right" in her article assertions here?

Where do I get the 94% figure?

#1: 94% of Mormons in Utah voted for Romney in 2008:

"While the former Massachusetts governor’s faith has been a flashpoint in his campaign, it was perhaps one of his strongest assets in Utah, where more than 60% of the state’s residents share his faith. Exit poll data shows Romney swept voters across the board, handily winning every social, economic, and generational demographic in the state, as well as 94% of all Mormon voters." (Susan Davis, Wall Street Journal, Feb. 5, 2008, Romney Wins Utah With Help From Friends [Note: The Wall Street Journal was citing MSNBC.msn.com...]

#2: 94% of Mormons in Nevada voted for Romney in 2008:

Per the Mormon Church, Mormons make up about 7.5% of Nevada's population. But according to the entrance polls so far, a whopping 25% of those who participated in the state's GOP caucuses are Mormons. And 94% of those people went with Romney.
Source: Nevada Mormons turn out for Romney (Mark Murray, MSNBC, Jan. 19, 2008)

#3 I'd say that with two states contributing the exact same Mormon data -- with similar data I saw posted on FR back in '08 re: the 8% of AZ Mormons...my take would be that both Idaho & Wyoming Mormons fell into the same 2008 voting patterns when it came to Romney.

#4 For more recent confirmation, see how in the Summer of 2011, the Mormon apologetics group, FAIR, had a conference and revealed a Gallup poll of GOP voters in Utah. It said that 85% of Utah GOP voters planned to vote for Romney; another 11% for Huntsman. Both are Mormons. That means only 4% of Utah Mormons had a non-Mormon in mind.
Source: Perception of Mitt Romney election to presidency would be similar to that of John F. Kennedy...

Can you say lock-step, anyone?

Now I don't think it's "bigoted" of Mormons to vote on the basis of a fellow Mormon -- and for them to be intolerant toward non-Mormon candidates. Hey, we live in a FREE Republic and Mormon voters can use ANY criteria they want in voting.

But why does the "Bigot Patrol" that we see operating here on FR give Mormons a free pass? Same with the MSM? If they vote for a Mormon only because or primarily because the candidate is also a Mormon, shouldn't the "Bigot Patrol" accuse them of bigotry?

And then with the MSM, could you imagine 94-96% of Catholics saying they would vote for Santorum and Gingrich (the Catholics in the race)?

Can you imagine what the MSM would do with that?

But with Mormons? We see the Washington Post and the rest of the lamestream press giving Mormon voters a free pass.

The info above? Hard to come by. Why? Because the lamestream press is once again asleep at the keyboard.

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